What's Your Cal Poly IQ? - Cal Poly Magazine

What is the name of Cal Poly's live animal mascot?

Chase

The Mustang

Cal the Horse

Musty

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What are Cal Poly's official colors?

Green and Brown

White and Green

Green and Gold

Black and Tan

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In what year was Cal Poly founded?

1879

1900

1967

1901

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How many floors are there in the Kennedy Library?

5

3

4

6

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Which of these is NOT a local hike near Cal Poly?

Cerro San Luis

Bishop Peak

The P

Mt. San Jacinto

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What is the name of Cal Poly's athletic stadium?

John Madden Stadium

Poly Bowl

Mustang Stadium

Alex Spanos Stadium

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Which of the following has NOT been a name of the Cal Poly student newspaper?

El Mustang

The Polygram

The Mustang Daily

The Polymath

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What happens in downtown San Luis Obispo every Thursday night?

A parade

All the stores close

A farmers' market

A pool party

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How many students attend Cal Poly?

17,000

32,000

21,000

50,000

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Which of the following sports is NOT found at Cal Poly?

Polo

Golf

Curling

Quidditch

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Where is Cal Poly's sister campus located?

Paso Robles

Fresno

Pomona

San Francisco

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When did current Cal Poly president Jeffrey Armstrong take office?

2000

1980

2011

2015

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What's the name of the freshman and transfer orientation at the beginning of each school year?

Week of Welcome

Riding High!

SOAR

New Student Week

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What place at Cal Poly is commonly referred to as the Architecture Graveyard?

A collection of models of demolished campus buildings in Kennedy Library

A collection of architecture projects in the hills behind campus

A museum in the architecture building

The place where old architecture professors are buried

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Who was the longest-serving president of Cal Poly?

Warren Baker

Robert E. Kennedy

Julian McPhee

Margaret Chase

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Which of these is not a Cal Poly residence hall?

Sierra Madre

Sequoia

Siskiyou

Cerro Vista

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Which of the following is NOT the name of a college at Cal Poly?

College of Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences and Environmental Issues

College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences

College of Science and Mathematics

College of Architecture and Environmental Design

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Which parody song did Weird Al Yankovic record as a student at Cal Poly?

Amish Paradise (parody of Gangsta's Paradise)

Word Crimes (parody of Blurred Lines)

Eat It (parody of Beat It)

My Bologna (parody of My Sharona)

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Which of the following is a student-favorite barbecue restaurant in San Luis Obispo?

Firestone Grill

Woodstock's

Splash Cafe

Fat Boy's

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In what famous parade does Cal Poly have an official float every year?

Tournament of Roses Parade

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

San Francisco Pride Parade

Mardi Gras

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